HEX atlas value

#C4E605

#C4E605 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Electric Lime. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 230, 5, HSL 69, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.6834, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#C4E605 Sample readable text

HEX #C4E605

RGB rgb(196, 230, 5)

HSL hsl(69 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.6834

Contrast Black 14.67:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-c4e605: #C4E605;
.background-c4e605 { background-color: #C4E605; }
.text-c4e605 { color: #C4E605; }

Luminance0.6834

Black text14.67:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C4E605","rgb":[196,230,5],"hsl":[69,96,46],"cmyk":[15,0,98,10],"luminance":0.6834,"contrast":{"black":14.67,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.44,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E1FB4B","hex":"#E1FB4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.1,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C7EB00","hex":"#C7EB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.31,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Electric Lime adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c4e605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/electric-lime.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2605E6","analogous":["#E69705","#54E605"],"triadic":["#05C4E6","#E605C4"],"tetradic":["#05E697","#2605E6","#E60554"],"splitComplementary":["#0554E6","#9705E6"],"monochromatic":["#E1FB4B","#C4E605","#778C03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1FB4B","dark":"#778C03","saturated":"#C7EB00","desaturated":"#B2CC1E","pastel":"#DFF179","neon":"#DCFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":37.134889255254286},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":39.153543900903784},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":46.05431575867782},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":46.61544808322666}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4E605

#C4E605 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #C4E605 is visually closest to Electric Lime, a named green color with HEX #CCFF00.

The RGB channels are 196, 230, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 96% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6834, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.67:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C4E605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Chartreuse Green#000000 text · best 18.44:1#DFFF00

#E1FB4B#000000 text · best 18.1:1#E1FB4B

Electric Lime#000000 text · best 17.87:1#CCFF00

#C7EB00#000000 text · best 15.31:1#C7EB00

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#C4E605#C4E605

#2605E6#2605E6

#E69705#E69705

#54E605#54E605

#E1FB4B#E1FB4B

#778C03#778C03

Color Harmonies

#2605E6#2605E6

#E69705#E69705

#54E605#54E605

#05C4E6#05C4E6

#E605C4#E605C4

Variants

#E1FB4B#E1FB4B

#778C03#778C03

#C7EB00#C7EB00

#B2CC1E#B2CC1E

#DFF179#DFF179

#DCFF14#DCFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

Citrine#E4D00A

Pear#D1E231

Safety Yellow#EED202

#C4E605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4E605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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